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Picnic in the Park: A French Story for Snacks and Nature

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Learn French vocabulary for a picnic in the park through a simple story about Léa's Sunday outing. You'll pick up words for food, emotions, and nature as she prepares a basket and overcomes a small challenge.

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51 sentences · 73 new words
  • 01dimanche · Sunday
    dimanche .
    say dee-mahnsh mah-tan
    It's Sunday morning.
  • 02réveiller · to wake up
    réveille .
    lay-ah suh ray-vay toh
    Léa wakes up early.
  • 03content · happy
    contente .
    el ay tray kon-tahnt oh-zhoor-dwee
    She is very happy today.
  • 04pique-nique · picnic
    pique-nique !
    eel yah un peek-neek oh park
    There's a picnic at the park!
  • 05préparer · to prepare
    : prépares
    mah-mahn dee lay-ah too pray-par luh pahn-yay oh-zhoor-dwee
    Mom says: "Léa, you prepare the basket today!"
  • 06heureux · happy
    heureuse.
    lay-ah ay uh-ruhz
    Léa is happy.
  • 07pain · bread
    pain .
    el may doo pan dahn luh pahn-yay
    She puts bread in the basket.
  • 08pomme · apple
    pomme .
    el may oon pum dahn luh pahn-yay
    She puts an apple in the basket.
  • 09jus · juice
    jus .
    el may doo zhoo dor-ahnzh dahn luh pahn-yay
    She puts orange juice in the basket.
  • 10prêt · ready
    : prêt
    lay-ah dee say pray
    Léa says: "It's ready!"
  • 11manquer · to be missing
    manque .
    may eel mahnk kel-kuh shoz dahn luh pahn-yay
    But something is missing in the basket.
  • 12arriver · to arrive
    arrivent .
    lay-ah ay mah-mahn ah-reev oh park
    Léa and mom arrive at the park.
  • 13couverture · blanket
    couverture .
    el pohz oon koo-vair-toor soor lairb vairt
    They lay a blanket on the green grass.
  • 14ouvrir · to open
    ouvre .
    lay-ah oovr luh pahn-yay
    Léa opens the basket.
  • 15prendre · to take
    prend .
    el prahn luh pan ay la pum
    She takes the bread and the apple.
  • 16soif · thirst
    soif.
    lay-ah ah swahf
    Léa is thirsty.
  • 17bouteille · bottle
    bouteille .
    el shairsh la boo-tay duh zhoo dor-ahnzh
    She looks for the bottle of orange juice.
  • 18abîmé · damaged
    abîmée.
    la boo-tay ay tray zah-bee-may
    The bottle is very damaged.
  • 19essayer · to try
    essaie .
    lay-ah es-say doo-vreer la boo-tay
    Léa tries to open the bottle.
  • 20encore · again
    encore .
    el es-say ahn-kor ay ahn-kor
    She tries again and again.
  • 21pouvoir · to be able to
    peut .
    el nuh puh pah oo-vreer la boo-tay
    She can't open the bottle.
  • 22aussi · also
    aussi.
    mah-mahn es-say oh-see
    Mom tries too.
  • 23pouvoir · to be able to
    peut .
    mah-mahn nuh puh pah oo-vreer la boo-tay
    Mom can't open the bottle.
  • 24eau · water
    eau .
    lay-ah shairsh duh loh dahn luh park
    Léa looks for water in the park.
  • 25fontaine · fountain
    fontaine.
    eel nyah pah duh fon-ten
    There's no fountain.
  • 26magasin · shop
    magasin .
    eel nyah pah duh mah-gah-zan pray doo park
    There's no shop near the park.
  • 27chaud · hot
    chaud .
    luh soh-lay ay tray shoh man-tuh-nahn
    The sun is very hot now.
  • 28soif · thirst
    soif.
    lay-ah ah tray swahf
    Léa is very thirsty.
  • 29triste · sad
    triste.
    lay-ah ay treest
    Léa is sad.
  • 30pardon · sorry
    : Pardon, . .
    el dee par-dohn mah-mahn zhuh nay pah byan pray-pah-ray luh pahn-yay
    She says: "Sorry, Mom. I didn't prepare the basket well."
  • 31sourire · to smile
    sourit.
    mah-mahn soo-ree
    Mom smiles.
  • 32bras · arms
    bras.
    mah-mahn prahn lay-ah dahn say brah
    Mom takes Léa in her arms.
  • 33crier · to shout
    crie .
    mah-mahn nuh kree pah
    Mom doesn't shout.
  • 34chercher · to look for
    cherche .
    lay-ah shairsh ahn-kor dahn luh pahn-yay
    Léa looks again in the basket.
  • 35coin · corner
    coin .
    el vwah kel-kuh shoz dahn un kwan doo pahn-yay
    She sees something in a corner of the basket.
  • 36orange · orange
    orange !
    say toon or-ahnzh
    It's an orange!
  • 37oublier · to forget
    oublié .
    lay-ah nah pah oo-blee-ay lor-ahnzh
    Léa didn't forget the orange.
  • 38cœur · heart
    cœur .
    sohn kur ay tray kon-tahn
    Her heart is very happy.
  • 39couteau · knife
    couteau .
    mah-mahn prahn un puh-tee koo-toh dahn sohn sak
    Mom takes a small knife from her bag.
  • 40couper · to cut
    coupe .
    el koop lor-ahnzh ahn puh-tee mor-soh
    She cuts the orange into small pieces.
  • 41manger · to eat
    mange .
    lay-ah mahnzh un mor-soh dor-ahnzh
    Léa eats a piece of orange.
  • 42bon · good
    bon !
    say bohn
    It's good!
  • 43frais · fresh
    frais !
    say fray
    It's fresh!
  • 44sucré · sweet
    sucré !
    say soo-kray
    It's sweet!
  • 45content · happy
    contente .
    lay-ah ay kon-tahnt man-tuh-nahn
    Léa is happy now.
  • 46rire · to laugh
    rit.
    el ree
    She laughs.
  • 47voir · to see
    : « vois, ! »
    mah-mahn dee too vwah too ah byan pray-pah-ray luh pahn-yay
    Mom says: "You see, you prepared the basket well!"
  • 48fort · loud
    fort.
    lay-ah ree tray for
    Léa laughs very loudly.
  • 49herbe · grass
    herbe.
    el ay soor lairb
    She is on the grass.
  • 50ciel · sky
    ciel .
    el ruh-gard luh syel bluh
    She looks at the blue sky.
  • 51beau · beautiful
    beau .
    say tun tray boh peek-neek poor lay-ah
    It's a very beautiful picnic for Léa.
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